Kevin Maldonado
/Kevin Maldonado
For as long as I can remember, I have always been infatuated with visually stunning forms of art and media. Growing up as a first generation Hispanic kid with a single mother who was working two jobs 5 days a week, I had to use my own curiosity to teach myself many things and discover the world around me little by little. Along the way, I was always in awe staying up late at night watching anime, cartoons, playing video games, and watching youtube animations. I took in all of that knowledge and found myself trying to recreate what I saw. Eventually that enabled me to build a style fully focused on being professional, intentional, and dynamic.
During the pandemic I had found myself working at a car dealership. In that time I grew a strong passion for the automotive world. One thing that stuck out in particular was the Japanese scene and how much it has influenced car culture today. Drifting is the highlight of the Japanese automotive world and In this project I wanted to bring light to it by putting together a book that goes into detail of the car drifting scene from it's conception to what it is currently. The book contains history, famous drift cars and racers, and some good old 101 sauce on how to drift. This book was an opportunity for me to showcase what I enjoy visually and the dynamism that is captured in the automotive world aesthetically.
